Emergency-tire.



. PATENTED AUG.1,1905.

H. :0. WAITE.

EMERGENCY APPLICATION FILED S UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY C. WAITE, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN,. ASSIGNOR OF ONE- EIGHTH TOGEORGE H. ATKINS AND ONE;FOURTH TO RALPH F. MAYHEW, OF MILWAUKEE, WISOONSIN EMERGENCY-TIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905.

Application filed September 12,1904- serial No. 224M3- To all whom itmay concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY O. WAITE, a citizen of the United States,residing-at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented a new and useful Emergency-Tire, .of which thefollowing is aspecificatiomreference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part thereof. I This invention relates particularlyto automobiles or vehicles designed to use pneumatic tires. Its mainobject is to provide a temporary tire which can be readily applied to awheel in place of a punctured or otherwise disabled pneumatic tire,which will protect the wheel-rim from injury, afford traction, andgenerally serve the purpose of the regular inflated tire in cases ofemergency.

It consists in certain novel features'of construction and in thepeculiar arrangement and combinations of parts hereinafter particularlydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings like letters designate the same parts inthe several figures.

Figure 1 is a cross-section of-a tire embodying my invention inconnection with a wheelrim. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line2 2, Fig. 1, of the end portions of the tire and the adjustablefastening for contracting and securing it upon a Wheel-rim. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section on the line 3 3, Fig. 1, showing one end of thetire and a portion of the adjustable fastening; and Fig. 4 is a sideelevation, on a reduced scale, of a complete tire, the ends next to theadjustable fastening being shown in section.

The tire consists of a severed elastic or cushion ring a, having astrengthening-core 72 passing longitudinally through it and a fastening0 for drawing the ends together and contracting the tire upon awheel-rim. The

elastic or cushion ring a may be constructed of rubber, of rubber andcanvas combined, or

of any other suitable material or materials. It is preferably made ofapproximately round or oval shape in cross-section, as shown in Fig.. 1,to fit into and bear against the rim 0? of a wheel between the inturnededges or the flanges to which the ordinary inflated or pneumatic tire isattached. It is preferably formed on the sides with ribs or shoulders e,which project over the edges or flanges f of the rim and protect themfrom injury when the temporary tire is applied to the wheel.

bility of the tire.

The severed cushion-ring is reinforced and suflicient tensile strengthgiven thereto to permit of its being contracted upon a wheelrim withsuificient force to hold it securely in place thereon by the core 6,which consists, as shown, of a flexible metal rod reversely threaded atthe ends and formed with lateral fins g, which are embedded in thesubstance of the elastic ring a and prevent it fromturning and becomingloose therein, giving it sta bility and holding the parts securely inplace together without materially reducing the flexi- The adjustablefastening for drawing the ends of the tire together and contracting itupon a wheel-rim consists, as shown, of a right and left threadedsleeve-nut fitted to engage the reversely-threaded ends of the rod orcore 6 and formed with a squared and enlarged wrench-head h for turningit and keeping the ends of the elastic ring 61/. separated to admit ofthe insertion of a wrench between them.

In case the regular pneumatic tire is punctured or injured so that itcannot be readily repaired for immediate use it is removed from thewheel and the temporary tire herein shown and described is spreadandplaced upon the rim. The right and left threaded nut 0 is then engagedwith the ends of the rod 6 and turned to draw the ends of the tiretogether and contract it tightly upon the rim. This can be easily andquickly accomplished and when done the wheel is ready for use and may berun without injury to the rim.

Various changes in minor details of construction and arrangement ofparts may be made without departing from the principle and intendedscope of the invention.

I claim 1. An emergency-tire consisting of, a severed elastic or cushionring having a flexible strengthening rod passing longitudinally throughit and formed with lateral fins which are embedded in the substance ofsaid ring, and means for drawing the ends of said ring together andsecuring it upon a wheel-rim, substantially as described.

2. An emergency-tire consisting of a severed elastic or cushion ringprovided with a strengthening rod passing longitudinally through it andreversely threaded at the ends, and a right and left threaded sleeve-nutadapted to engage the threaded ends of said rod and to contract andsecure the tire upon In witness whereof I hereto afiix my signaaWheel-rim, said nut having an enlarged ture in presence of twoWitnesses. Wrench-head adapted to hold the ends of the T elastic ringapart to admit of the insertion of HARRY AITL a Wrench between them forputting the tire Witnesses: on and taking it off from the wheel-rim,snb- G. H. ATKINS,

stantially as described.

BERNARD C. ROLOFF.

